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Health Information Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 19 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 24 Feb 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Health providers must share patients' health data with other providers for care and treatment in standardized digital format within timeframes set by HSE guidelines.
- HSE creates and operates electronic health records for all patients containing summaries, prescriptions, test results, and discharge reports; patients can restrict access or add personal information.
- HSE can request health information from providers for public health, patient safety, service planning, and statistics; non-compliance subject to Circuit Court enforcement.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil19 Jul 2024
- Second Stage33rd Dáil25 Sep 2024
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil25 Sep 2024
- Report Stage34th Dáil19 Nov 2025
- Fifth Stage34th Dáil19 Nov 2025
- Second Stage27th Seanad10 Feb 2026
- Committee Stage27th Seanad17 Feb 2026
- Report Stage27th Seanad10 Mar 2026
Debates
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